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The Gionee Elife S5.1 is notable because of its incredibly thin profile. It's so slim and light, it's easy to forget you're carrying it around at all, which is unusual for a modern smartphone. It looks great, feels more comfortable in the hand than the...

Let's get straight to the point here – the Gionee Elife S5.1 is a tad pricey, given its specs. It also doesn't stand out in terms of performance, though it's no wimp either. The camera seems capable enough too. Where it does shine is the style factor –...

“The svelte Gionee Elife S5.1 rocks a decent 8MP snapper”Thin is definitely in, and references to the Beauty and the Beast may be quite apt when talking about the super-slim Gionee Elife S5.1 (unboxing | first impressions) – the device scores very high...

With the revolution of the Manufacturing Technology of cell phones, smartphones are becoming thinner and thinner. There are several super slim smartphones emerging on the market nowadays. But Gionee Elife S5.1, with a super-slim 5.1mm profile, smashing...

First its was S5.5, a flagship from Gionee which for a while had the world title of being the slimmest phone and then came Gionee S5.1 bettering the size zero slim profile albeit a bit watered down specification compared to the predecessor. This time...

Chinese companies have already trained themselves to be one of the forces to be reckoned with in the native smartphone market. Companies such as Gionee, Xiaomi and Lenovo are already in the mix, with other names such as Vivo also planning to head into...

Gionee Elife S5.1 Review: Camera and VideoGionee's new Elife S5.1 comes with an 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED flash. Also, there's the front camera that can shoot at 5-megapixel resolution. And it has to be mentioned that the company has...

It's evident that Gionee put all its attention into the design of this smartphone. While the company came up with a very good looking and well built device, it compromises on performance, and only has one way to attract the consumer's attention. The...

Performance: Running on Android KitKat, the S5.1 has got Amigo UI and not the vanilla Android interface. All the apps are scattered on different home screens. Gionee has added a bunch of pre-loaded apps too. For those who aren't really comfortable with...

Gionee may have created a device that sheds a lot of weight and boasts of a svelte figure but with that comes a few quirks in ergonomics, low camera quality and performance issues. However, the Elife S5.1 is a great option for media consumption since it...

Though the Gionee Elife S5.1 is not the cheapest when compared with other octa core powered handsets, however no doubt it is the best looking, ultra slim and extremely light weight octa core powered handset available in the market. It is a premium...

Chinese mobile phones manufacturer Gionee has launched its new slimmest smartphone in India- Gionee Elife S5.1. With a thickness of just 5.1 mm, it is the slimmest phone from Gionee in India till date . This is the new addition to the Gionee's range of...

Despite its elegant phone, the Gionee Elife S5.1 has average performance at the most. It is average in every respect except its thickness. Low RAM, a low-end display and the Amigo UI are its downfalls.The price category it is competing in will play a...

A sudden wave of anorexia is sweeping the smartphone space. In 2014, Chinese handset manufacturer Gionee unveiled the S5.5, a 5.5mm thin Android device which was then the world's slimmest phone. Since then at least three devices have come fresh off the...

Smartphones keep getting slimmer and one company that has been redefining the thickness of these devices is Chinese manufacturer Gionee. The company had stunned the world with a phone that was a mere 5.5 mm thin earlier this year and now it has come out...

Overall, the Elife E5.1 is just an average mid-range smartphone. It has good display, good build and sleek body. The performance could be better and the phone lacks a memory card slot, which are similar constraints that we faced with other Gionee...

The Gionee Elife S5.1 is a phone you'll want to pick up as soon as you lay eyes on it. Once you've had it in your hand, we think you'll want to keep it. The thing is you're not very likely to see it on a store shelf in Europe - and Gionee cannot quite...